Apparatus for producing mold charges of molten glass



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Patented sept. 2o, 1927 UNITED ,srxnazs PATENroFl-"ICE,

WILLIAM J, MILLER, OF SWISSVALE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HARTFORD- EMPIRE COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

APPARATUSV FOR PRODUCING MOLD CHARGES F MOLTEN GLASS.

Original application led September 23, 1919, Serial No. 325,616. Divided and this application led April 1, 1926. Serial No. 98,985.- i i This application is a division of my patent application Serial Number 325,616, filed in the United States tember 23,1919.

In general my present invention relates to apparatus for feeding a succession ofmold charges of molten glass to fabricating machines.

More particularly my .present invention comprises improvements in the shear mechanism employed tofdetach the masses of,

glass or mold charges discharged or extruded from the discharge vport or outlet of the feeder.

Means are provided for maintaining timed relation between the operation of the shear' mechanism and-the operative mechanisms of the feeder apparatus, such as the operation of the rigid'implement or plunger which is reciprocated in thev glass Vin the feeder receptacle or boot to control the discharge of glass from the outlet, said timing means being capable .of adjustment so that Such rela- I also provide new and improved shear mechanism,`and new and improved meansfor operating the same, together with means for independently adjusting and varying the movements involved in the operation ofthe shear mechanism.

I also provide a new and improved com- `bined, shear and discharge-outlet structure.

Other novel features of construction, and

also of arrangement of parts will appear from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein I have illustrated the best embodiment of the principles of my invention, Fig. 1 isca ver-A tical section 'of the boot or shallow extension of a glass tank or other receptacle for molten glass; Fig. 2fi's a vertical section' taken along the line II-II in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view ofthe fluid pressure mechanism .used to operate my improved apparatus; Fig. 4 isa plan view of the shear mechanism; Fig. 5 is a det-ail of the oilspray associated withthe shears; Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of one of the hooded bleeder valves;`Fig. 7 is the sectionahview of one of the timer valvesg-Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of the outer end `of the Cil discharge port, the pressure-blast ring and Patent Oiice on Sep' the shears; Fig. 9 is a plan view of the pressure-blast ring, partially broken away in section, Fig. 10 is a plan view of the bottom plate to which the shear mechanism is attached and Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a bearing block for the glass severing means.`

Referring to the drawings, A' represents the main container or source of supplyof the Amolten glass, hereinafter termed the tank. Bf is a shallow extension or boot connected thereto, a clay ioat 1 being interposed between the tankl and the boot to pre-v calsJ contained in -the molten glass. 5 is an- 1 inwardly flared aperture in the roof of the boot so that a gas. 'llame may be directed into the interior of the boot to heat up the same and its contents. 6 and 7 are peep holes in the .front of the lboot which 'are normally,

closed by suitable closures, not shown.

8 is an opening in the roof of the boot provided with an annular bushing or plug 9 havingl a circumferential top flange 10 by which it is suspended in position.

11 is an openng in the bottom of the boot vertically aline roof, and provided with a clay bushing 12 whose bore lis outwardly taperedv forming with the opening 8 in itsL the discharge port 13 of the boot. In the r drawings I have shownV the discharge portenabled to take advantage of the gravity ow of glass in discharging the same from the boot, but it will be understood that the' discharge port may be horizontally posiin such case the rigid implement or plunger 'would be disposed in alinement therewith.

D is the reciprocatingrigid Vimplement or plunger which works in the glass vin ahnement with the openings 8 and 11 and functions to control the discharge of glass from the discharge port. j

The plunger is shown as provided with a yin the bottom of the boot, whereby I am tioned in the wall of the boot if desired, and.Y

Mthus depending metal stem 20 having an enlargement 16 at its lower end. 23 is a clay block having a downwardly extending and enlarging axial recess 25 which is iilled with a packing of clay 26 to anchor the stemin the block. 24 isthe upper clay block provided with a central bore so as to be slipped down over the stem 20 and rest on the top of block 23.

The stem 20 extends up through the plug 9 and has a. threaded upper end portion 14 which extends through a sleeve in the cross head 27 whose ends are journaled in the parallel walking bars 28. The bars 28 are connected for movement in unison. 29 represents upper and lower positioning nuts screwed on the threaded portion 14 of the stein 20 above and below the cross head 27, providing means for connecting -the plunger to the cross head and also for raising or lowering the lunger relative to the cross head and there y adjusting its elevation relative to the walking bars.

At one end said walking bars are pivotally mounted on the protruding ends ot' a horizont-al shaft journaled in a collar 30 on the upper en'd of a post 31 which is attached to the fixed bracket 32, by means of screws 33 inserted through holes in the post 3l and screwed into threaded holes 34 in the bracket 32. A plurality of said holes 34 are provided the bracket 32 so that the post may be raised or lowered as desired, thus, when it 1s necessary to heat the boot by a ilame directed'through the port 5, the plunger may be elevated in the boot out of the way of the flame.

The throw of the walking bars, and thus the limits of movement of the plunger may be adjusted b means of a rod 35 pivoted to the other en s of the walking bars and depending through a hole 36 in an abutment, such as a fixed portion of the structure, nuts 37 being provided on said rod above and below said hole 36, thereby enabling me to adjust the limits of upward and downward movement of the plunger, as may berequired, and independently of each other. l

The plunger is reciprocated in the following manner.

E is a vertically disposed iiuid pressure. cylinder mounted on the boot structure and provided with a piston 38 whose rod 39 protrudes through a gland in the upper end of the cylinder and is provided with a hea'd 40 horizontally slotted to receive a pin 41 spanning the walking bars 28. i

It is evident that when pressure is admitted to the lower end of cylinder E and relieved from'its upper end, the plunger will be raised, and that the plunger will be lowered when pressure is admitted to the upper end and relieved from the lower end of said cylinder, the range of movement of said plunger being controlled by the adjustment `nected to the constant ofthe nuts 37 on the rod 35." The downward i movement of the plunger serves to force glass out through the discharge port 13 while the upward movement-of said plunger will ten'd to suck the glass back into t e port, thus reversing the How. Y,

F is the bot-tom plate, best shown .in Fig. 10, which is detachably secured to the bottom of box C by means of its pivoted clamps 42 which engage flanges 43 on the box. 44 are centering dowels Vdepending from the box C and engaging suitable holes in the plate F and half in the ring 46.

48 is an air pipe leadin into the asbestos plate 2 which forms the ottom of boot B and said pipe is coiled in said platearound the discharge port and discharges atseveral points at its inner extremity by means of passages 49 into a circumferential groove 50 in the perimeter of Ablast ring 46 from which a plurality, of inclined ports 5l lead into the outer bore of said blast ring, which boe is preferably slightly flared at its lower en The coilino' of the pipe 48 around the discharge port lieats the compressed air for the blast and thus prevents chilling the glass.

The pipe 48 is connected to discharge port 52 of the operating valve G at one end of the -chamber 53 of the double acting ball valve 54. The other end of said chamber 53 is provided with an inlet ort 55 which is con uid pressure supply pipe 56. The ball valve 54 is normally held in position to close the rt 52 by a helical spring 57 but may be shlfted to close the inlet port 55. and open the outlet port '52 ion.

by means of its stem 58 protruding from the packed opening 59 in the valvey casing. The stem 58 is tripped at the proper intervals by any convenient means such as the lever mechanism 60 which is actuated b the .pivot pin 77a as the shears close, as will be later described. m

Intermediate of its ends the chamber 53 is connected by av port 6l and pipe 62 with the port 63 in the pressure regulating valve H. The port 63 is connected with a. second port 64 in valve Hwhich last named port is connected by a pipe 65 with the pressure tank I whose internal capacity is adjustable by means of a false cylinderhead 66controlled by a screw shaft. 67 extending through a threaded hole in the head of the ing. determined by thel adjustment of the ball valve Spring 71, while the volume of iiuid will be determined by the 'adjustment sof the false cylinder head 66. -Wh'en the stem 58 ofthe ball valve 54 is pushed inwandly bythe lever mechanism 60, the port. u,55 1s closed, cutting ott the admission of' pressure and the contents ofthe tank I will be dlscharged through the pipe 48 and the blast ring 46 in the form of a blast of fluid of predetermined volume and progressively diminishing pressure against the neck of glass which depends in the discharge port after the shearing operation, followlng the upward movement of the plunger, to withdraw the neck of glass along the discharge port into the zone of remelting heat toremove the shear scar. 'The maximum` pressure at the beginning of `the Jblast is suilicient tp start the neck moving inwardly, thus overcoming the. inertia, but as glass gathers momentum in its inward movement, the diminishing pressure of the blast is not suiiicient to cause the glass to be driven back' into the boot which bubbles and streaks.

,The principle of the air blast of predetermined volume and progressively diminwould result in air ishing pressure is the subject of Letters Iat-A ent of the United States N 0L 1,260,428, granted to me on March 26th, 1919. p

I will now describe the shearing mechanism bymeans of which the gather of glass is detached from the gla'ss protruding from the discharge port.

t J represents a pair of' coactinfr shear arms whose preferred form 1s best illustrated 1n Fig. 4 wherein they are shown open in fully lines and plate F in dotted lines. v Said arms J are pivoted together and to the underside of the bottom plate FV by means of their depending 'arc shaped, concentric pivot flanges 73 which fit in the annular circumterential trough 74 of the bearing block 75 which is secured to the underside of the plate F by a bolt 7 6, the central portion or.

, hub of said block-being sulficiently higher 'than' the outer edge of its trough to provide clearance for the Shear arms. The rear ends of the arms J are connected by links 77 to.

the end of piston rod 78 vof the shear cylinder K, the retraction of said piston rod serving to spread said shear arms while the extension of said piston rod closes said arms together. 77 a is the links 77 to the piston rod.

The sheard blades- 79 are clamped on the Varms J by mea-ns of\plates"80; which are pin connecting theV bolted in place. The cutting .edges ofsaid v vspring clips 82 when the shears are closed,

said spring clips being attached tothe un` derside of plate F to hold the shears snugly up in position and prevent sagging.

It is vident that the speed of travel of the shearv blades decreases as they close andincreases as theyopen.

The blade bearing ends of the shear arms are provided with interior water passages 83 which are'connectedup at the rear end with flexible water supply pipes 83 and at the front end are provided with protruding discharge spouts 84 which discharge into the fixed waste water trough 85.

I find that the spraying of small portions of oil upon the shear blades before they enter the glass greatly assists the shearing operation. For this purpose I provide the front of' the bearing block 75 with ya spray nozzle 86 which is connected with a fluid pressure pipe 87 provided with an oil drip per 88. The pipe 87 is connected to the pipe 94, to be later described, which supplies fluid pressure to the front end of the cylinder K, thus causing a spray of oil to c'ntrol valve having a cylindrical closed ended casing 90. A central port 91 is connected to the pressure supply pipe 56. At

the opposite side said casing is provided y pipes 94 and 95 with the front and rear ends of the vcylinder K, respectively. 96 is a waste port to atmosphere between the 91 -when the groove 99 connects the port 93v with the waste'port 92, and thepassa'gev 101` likewise serving to connect the port 93 with the groove' 98 and the ,pressure port 91 with a pair of ports 92 and 93 connected byA Y las.l

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when the groove 99 connects the port 92 with the waste port 96. 102 are small bleeder passages connectinflr the ends of groove 98 with the ends ci? the casing 90. The end of the casing adjacent to the port 93 is connected by a pipe 103 with a. hooded bleeder valve 104 and the other end of' said casing is connected by a pipe 105 with an opposed hooded bleeder valve 106. The pipes 103 and 105 are `provided with manually operated bleeder valves 107 and 108 respectively so that the valve L can be operated by hand in adjusting the mechanism. Y

109 is a finger mounted on the head 110 of thepiston rod 111 attached to the piston of the fluid pressure cylinder M whose inner end is connected by pipe 112 with the pipe 95 and whose outer end is connected by pipes 113 to the pipe 94.114 represent timing valves in the pipes 112 and 113 which serve to regulate the escape of pressure from the cylinder and thus provide means for timing the action of'said cylinder by re lating the speed of travel of the piston in t e cylinder.

The construction of said valves is shown in detail in Fig. 7 wherein the` valve body 114 is provided with an L-shaped passage 115 into the extremities of which the threaded ends o1' the pressure pipe, say pipe 112, are screwed. 116 is a ball valve in said passage opening toward the cylinder M, thus not interfering with the admission of pressure to the cylinder` but preventing its escape through the passage 115. 117 is a `by-pass around the ball valve 116 whose capacity is adjustable by means of a rotary valve plug 118 whose stem protrudes from the valve body and is provided with a pointer 119 which moves on a quadrant scale 120. Thus by adjusting the pointer on the scale the escape of pressure from the l. cylinder end may be adjusted with great nicety andthe peedd of travel of the piston thereby regu ate It is evident that when the finger 109 on its outward travel opens the bleeder valve 104 and relieves the pressure in the end of the valve casing 90 of valve L the valve body will move into its position shown in Fig. 3, thus connecting the port 92 with pressure and the port 93 with exhaust, thereby thus admitting pressure in the front ends of the cylinders `K and M, opening the shears and also causing the piston rod of the cylinder M to retract. VW'hen the finger 109 strikes the bleeder valve 106, the pressure is relieved in the opposite end ofthe valve L, causing the valve body to move out of the position shown in Fig. 3, whereby the port 93 is connected to pressure and the port 92 to exhaust, thus causing the piston rods of the cylinders K and M to move outwardly, closing the shears and causing the finger 109 to travel toward the bleeder valve 104. It is evident that the operation of the bleeder valves 104 and 106 may be timed b adjusting the valves 1 14. The bleeder va ves are only temporarily opened and close immediately as the finger 109 moves out of contact with them.

The admission of pressure to the pipe 94, as has been explained, causes the oil spray to be discharged on the shear blades as they arev opened.

The operation of the piston 38 in the cylinder E is controlled by the automatic valve N which is similar in principle to the valve L.

Thus the cylindrical closed ended valve casing 121is providedwith a pressure port 122 connected to the fluid pressure supply pipe 56. On the opposite side is an exhaust port 123 and alined on either side of port 123 are ports 124 and 125, the port 124 being connected by a pipe 126 with the upper en of the cylinder E, while the pipe 127 connects the port 125 with the lower end of said cylinder. 128 is a` valve body slidin longitudinally in said casing and provide on one side with a short groove 129 which connects either the port 124 or the port 125 with the exhaust port 123 according to the position of the valve body in one end or the other of the casing. 130 and 131 are a pair of diametric passages through the valve body 'so positioned'that when the groove 129 connects the ports 123 and 125 the passage 130 connects the port 122 with the port 124, and when the groove 129 connects the ports 123 and 124, the passage 131 connects the port 122 with port 125. valve body which connects the passages 130 and 131 always to the pressure port 122. The groove 132 is connected to the ends of lg valve casing by small bleeder passages The end of the casing 121 adjacent to the port 124 is connected by a pipe 134 with a hooded bleeder valve 135, the outer portion oi said pipe being a flexible hose. Similarly the other end of the casing is connected by a pipe 136 witha hooded bleeder valve 137, the outer portion of said pipe being fiexible. Manually operated bleeder valves 138 and 139 are interposed in pipes 134 and 136, respectively, or operating the mechanism by hand. The bleeder valves 135 and 137 are adjustably mounted on a support 140 on whichthey may be slid to the desired positions and clamped in place by means of bolts 141. The bleeder valves 135 and 137 vare interposed in the path of a finger 142, which 132 is a groove in the 1s pivoted on the head 110 but is prevented is opened by the finger 142, the pressure in the corresponding end oflthe valve N is l` relieved and the valve body moves out of its position shown in Fig. 3, connecting the port 125 to pressure, thus introducing pressure into the lower end of the cylinder E and elevating the plunger D, Awhile the port 124 is connected to` exhaust, 'relieving the pressure in the iupper end of the cylinder E. Vice versa when the finger 142 opens the bleeder valve 137, pressure is admitted to the upper end of cylinder E and relieved from thelower end of the same.

The characteristic construction of the l hooded bleeder valves is illustrated in 6 Vwherein is shown a longitudinal section of ,Y the valve 135. The valve body is provided with an axial passage 145 into the outer threaded end of which is inserted the end Lof pipe 134. Intermediate of its ends said passage is provided with a seat 146 forthe outwardly opening ball valve147, held in place by spring. 148 and whose stem 149 protrudes which the kfrom the other or inner end of the passage 145. 150 is a'hood sliding on wthe body of the valve and held in proper alinement by means of a set screw 151 fixed in the valve body and protruding through a slot 152 in the hood. The valve body is `providedin the rear of the valveseat 146 with a diametric passage 153 which intersects the passage 145 and which registers Awith ports 154 in the hood when the latter is forced inwardly. It is evident that when the hood is forced inwardly, as has beenexplained in connection with the bleeder valves 104, 106, 135 and 137, the ball valve 147 will be open and the portsv 154 will register with the cross passage 153, thus relieving the lpressure inv the pipel connecting the bleeder with the end of the automatic control valve and also in sai'dend of the controlgvalve. The hood is. immediatelyI forced outwardly by the 'spring 148 when the finger moves away from thehood, thus closing the bleeder, and allowing the pressure to again accumulate in the end of the `control valve.

The operation of my process is as follows. The plunger is timed to force the glass out through the discharge port as theshears o en and to begin its upward movement be ore the shears close, thus sucking the glass inwardlyand attenuating the nek of glass by gather is suspended, thus greatly facilitating the shearing olf ofthe gather. The upward movement of the plunger raises the sheare'd neck up into the blast ring and the blast from tank I is then admitted to the lower end of the dischargeV port, forcing the neck up into the zone of 4remelting heat for the removal of the shear scar. The initial pressure directed against the neck is. sufficient to drive it in along the port'but as the movement of the glass is accelerated, the pressure4 is progressively diminishing, so that the neck is not driven back into the body of molten glass, 4which would result in forming air bubbles and streaks. As the blastdies out the glass begins to flow out once more along the discharge port, and quickly responds to the downward stroke of the plunger. During the application of the blast the shears are closed, thus preventing dissipation of pressure.

In Letters Patent of the United States, 1,260,428, issued March 26th, 1918, I patented, inter alia, the use of a blast of compressed gaseous luid of predetermined volume and progressively diminishing pressure for forcing the neck of glass inwardlyalong the discharge port for the purposes described, and the method therein described and claimed has been found very advantageous in practice. I find, however, that by associating with my improved air blast, the plunger mechanism, the formation and shearing of gathers is greatly facilitated and the desired character of gather may be obtained with great nicety.

The speed of the plunger and time during which the shears remain open and closed are important factors in the operation of the apparatus. The iuidity of the glass is another important factor. 'Ihus the greater the fluidity 'the shorter the time during which the shears remain open, and also the shorter Y the stroke of the plunger and thenearer its approach to the inner end of the discharge port. The longer the stroke of the plunger and the farther from the inner end of the discharge port the plungers nearest point ofapproach, the larger the gather produced.

This shows the importance of properly adjusting the timing valves 114 and the bleeder valves 4135 and 137.

In practicemy new apparatus has been found most advantageous, the mechanisms being capable, with proper synchronization and adjustment, of producing any desired form or character of gathers at any desired rate of speed. Y

What I desire toclaim is:- Y

1. In shear mechanism for severin glass and the like, the combination of gui eways disposed in converging paths, a pair of shear 115i arms provided with cutting 'edges :and .having portions slidably engaging said guldewaysy, and means for causlng relatlve movementjbetween said arms-and said guldeways to move said cutting edges toward and away from each other. E l

`2. In shear mechanism for severmg glass and the like, the combination of arcuate-- guideways disposed in converging paths, `a pair of shear `arms provided with cutting edges and having portionsshdably engaging said -guideways, and meansfor causing relative'movement between said arms and said guideways to move said cutting edges toward and away from each other.

of shear arms provided with cutting edgesV and having portions slidably engaging said guides, and means for causing relative movement' betweensaid arms and said guides to move said cutting edges toward and away from each other.

5. In shear mechanism for severing glass and the like, the combination of arcuate trough-like guides disposed in converging paths, a pair of shear arms provided with cutting edges and having portions slidably.

engaging said guides, and means for causing relative movement between said arms and said vguides to move said cutting edges toward and away from each other.

6. In shear mechanism for severing glass and the like, the vcombination of concentrically disposed arcuate trough-like guides disposed in converging paths, a pair of shear arms provided with cutting edges and having portions slidably engaging said guides, and means for causin relative movement between said arms an said guides to move said cutting edges toward-and away from each other.

7. In shear mechanism for severing glass and the like, the combination of a depending support, trough-like guides carried by said support, said guides being disposed in converging paths, a pair of shear arms provided with cutting edges and having portions slidably engaging/said guides, and means for moving the shear arms toy cause the cutting `redges to move toward and away from each.

other.

8. In shear mechanism for severing glass and the like, the combination of a depending support, arcuate trough-like guides carried byfsaid support, said guides bein@r disposed in converging paths, a pair of s ear arms provided with cutting edges and having portions slidably engaging said guides, and means for moving the shear arms to cause Vthe cutting edges to move' toward and away arms,

ll. In shear mechanism for severing glass and the like, the combination of a fixed supporting plate, a bearing block secured beneath said plate and having an annular trough-like guide, the outer side of which is of less height than the inner or hub portion of said bearing block, a pair of shear arms, each having a depending arcuate flange slidcarried by said arms and means for moving said arms to cause said cutting edges to move toward and awayv from each other.

l2. In shear mechanism for severing glass and the like, the combination of a fixed supporting plate, a bearing block secured beneath said plate, and having an annular trough-like guide-way, the outer side of which is of less height than the inner or hub portion of said bearing block, a pair of shear arms, each having a depending arcuate ange slidably received in said trough, cutting edges carried by said arms, means for moving said arms to cause said cutting edges Vto move toward and away from each other, and spring clips for guiding the said shear arms when the shears are closing.

- 13. In shear mechanism for severing glass and the like, the combination 'of a fixed supporting plate, a bearin block secured beneath said blade, and IIiaving an annular trough-like guide, the outer side of which is of less height than the inner or hub portion of said bearing block, a pair of shear arms, each having a depending arcuate iiange slidably received in said trouglncutting edges carried by .said arms and means Afor moving said arms to cause said cutting edges to `move toward and away from each other, the said cutting edges being curved longitudinally.

14; In shear mechanism Ifor severing glass and the like, the combination of a iixed supporting plate, la bearin block secured beneath said plate, and aving an annular trough-like guide, thel outer side of which is of less height than the inner o hub portion of said'bearing block, a pair of shear each havin a depending arcuate fiange slidably" received in said trough, cutting edges carried by said arms, means for moving said arms to cause said cutting edges .to move toward and away from each other, spring clips for guiding the said shear arms when the shears are closing, and means for vably received in said trough, cutting edges 1 Aeo circulating cooling iuidl through said shear f arms.

15. In shear mechanism for severing glass and 'the like, the combination of a fixed supporting plate, a bearin block secured loe-- neath said plate, and aving an Y annular trough-like guide, the outer side of which vis-of less height thanl the inner or` hub portion of said bearing block, a air of shear arms, each having a depen ingv arcuate flange slidably received in said trough, cutting edges carried by said arms, means for moving said arms to causesaid cutting edges to move toward and away from each other, spring clips for guiding the said shea-farms when the shears are closing, saidy cutting edges being-formed on shear blades clamped removably to said shear arms and the said shear arms having openings adjacent to said blades .for the circulation of coolingfluid'.

16. Inshear mechanism for severing glass .and the like, the combination of a fixed supporting plate, a bearing block secured beneath said plate, and having an annular trough-like guide,the outer side of which is of less height than the inner or hub portion .of said bearing block, a pair of shear arms,

`each having a depending arcuate flange slidi ably received in said trough, cuttingl edges carried by said arms, means for moving said arms to cause` said cutting edges to movetoward and awa from each other, spring clips for guiding t e said vshear arms when the vshears are closing, said cutting edgesbeing formed on shear blades clamped removably to said shear arms, and' means for spraying oil upon said shear blades. Y

17. In glass feeding apparatus, the combination of a container for moltenl glass having an outlet submerged in the glass in said container, shears arranged to close periodi- .,cally beneath lsaid outlet to sever the glass discharged therefrom, the said shears being also arranged, when closed, toestablish an enclosure at the lower end of said outlet,

means for introducing fluid under pressure into said enclosure, and means for preliminarily conducting said fluid in proximity'to the molten glass andv for thereby heating said fluid. i

18. :in glass feeding apparatus, the combinat-ion 'of a container for molten glass having an outlet submerged in the lass inv said container, shears arranged to c ose periodically beneath said outlet to sever the glass discharged therefrom, the said shears being also arranged, when closed, to establish anenclosure at the lower end of said outlet,

means for introducing fluid under pressure' into said enclosure, comprising ports arranged around saidoutlet and communicating therewith, and means, operable in `response to the closin of said shears, for ad mittin iuid to sai ports.

19.` n glass feeding apparatus, the combination of a container for molten glass having anoutlet submerged in the glass in said container, shears arranged to closev periodically beneath said outlet to sever the glass discharged therefrom, the said shears being also arranged, when closed, to establish an e enclosue'at the 'lower end of said outlet,

means for introducing iuid under pressure into said enclosure, comprising a ring ineinber surrounding .said outlet, spaced ports formed in said ring'v member and communieating with said enclosure when the shears are closed, passages establishing communication lwith said ports and a source of liuid pressure, and means, operable in response to the closing of said shears, for admitting n fluid to said passages.

20. In apparatus for feeding molten glass in a'succession of mold charges, the combi-` nation with a receptacle for the molten glass having a submergeddischarge outlet, of a pair o f elements adapted to act upon the glass discharged from the outlet and arranged for movement toward and away from each other, arcuate guideways disposed beneath said receptacle and' adjacent to said outlet, a pair of levers having portionsslidably engaging said guideways, oneV of said elements being mounted on the front end of each of said^ levers, and means operatively connected to/said levers to move them on said guideways to close sai-d elements to: gether and to separate the same.

21. ln apparatus for feeding molten glass in a succession of mold charges, the combination with a receptacle for the molten glass havnga submerged discharge outlet, a support beneath said receptacle and provided with trough-like converging guides, a pair -of levers provided with portions engaging said guides, a pair of coacting elements adapted to actv upon the glass discharged glass having a submerged discharge outlet, a

support depending from the receptacleand provided with converging trough-'like guides, levers having portions engaging said guides, a pair of coacting elements adapted to act upon the glass discharged from the outlet,

one of said elements being mounted on each of said levers, andmeans operatively connected withe said levers to'move the "same whereby theeleients are caused to approach each other and'to sparate, l

23; In apparatus r feeding molten glass in a succession of mold charges, thecombination with a pair of coacting elements adapted to act on the glass discharged from the orifice, of a bearing block depending beneath the receptacle and adjacent to the oriice and provided With a pair of converging through-like guides, a pair of levers supported by portions in slidable engagement with said guides, one of said elements being mounted on cach ot'` said levers, andvnieans operatively connected to said levers whereby said elements are caused to approach each other and to separate.

11i-apparatus for feeding molten glass in a successionof niold charges, the co1nbi nation with a pair of coacting elements adapted to ac t on the glass discharged from the orificeof a bearing block depending beneath the receptacle and adjacent to the orifice and provided with a pair of arcuate trough-like guides, a pair of levers supported by portions in slidable engagement with said guides, one of said elements being vmounted on each ofsaid levels,A and means in a succession of mold charges, the combination with a pair of coacting elements adapted to act on the glass discharged from the orifice, oi a bearing block depending beneath the receptacle and adjacent to the ori lice and provided -wth a pair of concentric arcuatetroughdike guides, a pair of levers supported by portions in slidable engagement with said guides, one of said elements being mounted on each of said levers, and means operatively connected to said levers whereby 'said element-s are caused to ap proach each other and to separate.

Sined at I )ittsburgln Pa., this 29th day of arch, 1926.

WILLIAM J. MILLER, 

